Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"Great Britain. Court to investigate loss of steamship "Titanic"
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Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"
Great Britain. Court to investigate loss of steamship "Titanic"
Shipwrecks; Titanic (Steamship)
| | collision with berg. Sinking head
| | down; 41.46 N., 50.14 W. Come soon
| | as possible."
| |
Do. | do. | Titanic to M. K. C. (Olympic), captain says,
| | "Get your boats ready. What is
| | your position?"
| |
11.25 p. m.| 1.15 a. m. | Baltic to Caronia, "Please tell Titanic
| | we are making toward her."
| |
11.30 p. m.| 1.20 a. m. | Virginian hears M. C. E. (Cape Race) inform
| | M. G. Y. (Titanic) "that we are going to
| | his assistance. Our position 170 miles
| | north of Titanic."
| |
11.35 p. m.| 1.25 a. m. | Caronia tells Titanic, "Baltic coming
| | to your assistance."
| |
Do. | do. | Olympic sends position to Titanic 4.24
| | a. m. GMT. 40.52 N., 61.18 W.
| | "Are you steering southerly to meet us?"
| | Titanic replies, "We are putting
| | the women off in the boats."
| |
Do. | do. | Titanic and Olympic work together.
| |
11.37 p. m.| 1.27 a. m. | M. G. Y. (Titanic) says, "We are putting
| | the women off in the boats."
| |
11.40 p. m.| 1.30 a. m. | Titanic tells Olympic, "We are putting
| | passengers off in small boats."
| |
11.45 p. m.| 1.35 a. m. | Olympic asks Titanic what weather he had.
| | Titanic replies, "Clear and calm."
| |
Do. | do. | Baltic hears Titanic say "Engine room
| | getting flooded."
| |
Do. | do. | Mount Temple hears DFT. (Frankfurt) ask
| | "Are there any boats around
| | you already." No reply.
| |
11.47 p. m.| 1.37 a. m. | Baltic tells Titanic, "We are rushing
| | to you."
| |
11.50 p. m.| 1.40 a. m. | Olympic to Titanic, "Am lighting up
| | all possible boilers as fast as can."
| |
Do. | do. | Cape Race says to Virginian: "Please
| | tell your captain this: 'The Olympic
| | is making all speed for Titanic, but
| | his (Olympic's) position is 40.32 N.,
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